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Despite their seemingly impenetrable western facade, the Sandia Mountains of central New Mexico have been home to humankind for millennia. Ancient cultures ventured into these peaks for the creeks, game, and shelter. The Spanish established protective outposts along the canyons and intermarried with local tribes. Civil War soldiers passed through en route to their infamous battle at Glorieta Pass. Navajos marched around the mountains southern end after the confinement that ended their Long Walk. Anglo settlers cleared the hilly land and built cabins. And tuberculosis patients moved up into...

The book comprehensively presents the experience of using Reed bed systems for sludge treatment and dewatering in many places in Europe and USA. It discusses the results obtained from construction and operation of a three-years Reed bed in sludge treatment and dewatering in Palestine. Aerobic and anaerobic sludge treatment are discussed focusing on advantages and disadvantages of such systems. The suitability of the accumulated sludge in Reed bed systems for agricultural purposes is presented concentrating on cost analysis of construction and operation. Formulas and equations to design Reed...

On July 24, 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his band of about 50 soldiers and fur trappers landed on the banks of the Detroit River and built Fort Pontchartrain. The village of Detroit became the fur trading capital of North America, tempting thousands of immigrants from around the globe. Showcased in nearly 200 photographs is the continued legacy of working class struggle in the Midwest's "Union Town."

Detroit has always been a haven for the working class. Headquartering the most powerful industrial union in American history, the UAW, the city's labor movements have had the power to...